The Global School

The Global School: Connecting Classrooms and Students Around the World helps K¿12 teachers prepare students for an increasingly flat world¿a place where diverse people from divergent cultures learn and work together rather than in isolation. According to author William Kist, educators must practice an intercultural critical education for students to embrace and to thrive in an internationalized world. In such a world, students understand other perspectives and cultures and use 21st...
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The Global School: Connecting Classrooms and Students Around the World helps K¿12 teachers prepare students for an increasingly flat world¿a place where diverse people from divergent cultures learn and work together rather than in isolation. According to author William Kist, educators must practice an intercultural critical education for students to embrace and to thrive in an internationalized world. In such a world, students understand other perspectives and cultures and use 21st century skills to connect globally. Kist expertly draws from his own interviews and profiles to provide teachers with concrete ideas and strategies to prepare all students for a rapidly changing world. Chapter 1 introduces what it means to have a global education and 21st century skills. Chapter 2 provides applicable examples of small steps every teacher can take to provide a global education. Chapter 3 explores instructional strategies of classrooms across the world. Chapter 4 highlights student opportunities to travel to foreign countries for a global education. Chapter 5 discusses trends in global education instruction and specific steps teachers can take to start globalizing their classrooms. Throughout the book, Kist offers sample assignments, projects, and assessments that are already being implemented in classrooms across the globe. These suggestions move beyond the call for students to memorize material to encourage students¿ higher-order thinking.